PoliticsPA: PSEA backs Specter

By Alex Roarty
PoliticsPA Staff Writer
roarty@politicspa.com

Arlen Specter on Tuesday received the endorsement of the PSEA, giving the incumbent senator another influential labor group in his corner as he prepares to face inter-party rival Joe Sestak for the May 18 primary.

“Senator Specter throughout his career has consistently supported the cause of increased federal support of public education,” said Jim Testerman, president of the 191,000-member PSEA, in a statement.

The Specter campaign touted its union endorsements in an e-mail later in the day, highlighting the fact it had received support from the SEIU, Allegheny County Labor Council, Philadelphia Building Trades Council, among other groups.

Despite being a Republican for the last 29 years, the senator maintained close ties with unions across the state.

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2 thoughts on “PoliticsPA: PSEA backs Specter

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  2. Joe Sestak has an A rating from the National Education Association. He should have been endorsed by the PSEA. He is more trustworthy than Mr. Specter whose allegiances turn with the tide. We should not forget Specter’s role in getting the anti-labor, ultra conservative Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court by trashing Anita Hill. As Assistant Counsel for the Warren Commission he was one of the key architects of the single bullet theory which was necessary in order to quash any investigation of a possible conspiracy in the Kennedy assassination. About 6 years ago, Bush Education Secretary Rodney Paige called the NEA a terrorist organization. Around the same time period, both Specter and Paige were out speaking together in Pennsylvania. We can do better with Sestak who has a solid education and labor record and does not have a tainted history.

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